Spinal cord stimulators are devices implanted surgically which deliver electric impulses directly to the spinal cord. They've been used to treat people with chronic pain since the 1960s.

A team of researchers led by Rice University's Jacob Robinson and the University of Texas Medical Branch's Peter Kan has ...

They range from the device not working, to leads moving to paralysis, sepsis, burns, electric shocks and falls. In the United States, spinal cord stimulators account for the third-highest number ...

The global spinal cord stimulators market is on a robust growth trajectory, poised to reach an impressive valuation of USD 5,441.4 million by 2033. Currently valued at USD 2,702.7 million in 2023, the ...

According to Rice, ECI uses CSF, which surrounds the nervous system, as a pathway to deliver targeted devices. By performing ...

The stimulator is somehow allowing what must be tiny signals from his brain to get through to his legs and control his muscles, despite the damage further up in his spinal cord. He can move his ...

There's a new version of a spinal cord stimulator that is increasing the quality of life for patients, like Kim Arledge. She has been suffering with back pain for almost 15 years. Medications and ...